Keto Lemon Butter Fish
White fish fillets pan-fried in lemon butter with capers — quick, elegant and perfectly keto. Letting the butter's foam subside before adding the garlic and capers stops them burning in the pan's initial burst of heat.
Total time
17 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
12 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Keto
gluten-freeketo
Ingredients
4white fish fillets such as barramundi or cod
80gbutter
3 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbspcapers
1lemon, juiced and zested
1 handfulfresh parsley
2 tbspolive oil
1 tspsalt and pepper
Instructions
1
Pat fish dry and season generously.
2
Heat olive oil in a pan over high heat.
3
Cook fish 3-4 minutes each side until golden and cooked through.
4
Remove fish.
5
Add butter to pan, let foam subside.
6
Add garlic and capers, cook 1 minute.
7
Add lemon juice and zest.
8
Pour butter sauce over fish, scatter with parsley.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
215
Protein
0.8g
Fat
23.2g
Carbs
2.8g
Fiber
0.9g
Sodium
463mg
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